Do you have a great concept, invention or scientific idea that you would like to develop and eventually sell to the world? If so, perhaps you should consider writing a business plan and some white papers or scientific research papers to help you prepare. When should you start? Well, if you are in the patent process, now is a good time to prepare your business plan and start writing some research papers, scientific journal articles, or some white papers for the industry.
Perhaps you have some images to use to incorporate into your articles? Maybe you also have a complete prototype. Next, you need to consider what format you want to write your research papers in. Your business plan will be for you and can be in any decent format, but research papers that need to be taken seriously are best considered.
Maybe you can also write a little e-book on the subject for the general public, your choice, either way, you should start with your research paper, realizing you may not be an academic guy, that doesn’t mean you can’t write a research paper, if you are very well versed in a topic. Also, if you can get close and then you can have a real “research paper” person quote you so it’s perfect for MLA and maybe also use Japanese, Chinese, Australian, Chicago, Oxford styles.
You must do your best and it may fly. Since there are so many different accepted styles, sometimes getting close is enough and then modifying it for a specific conference or scientific journal would be the next step. So start as soon as possible.